Norton Anthology of American Literature Vol. 2 : 1865 to the Present

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Published in two volumes, the newest edition of THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE presents the work of 212 writers--38 newly included. From trickster tales of the Native American tradition to bestsellers of early women writers to postmodernism, this edition conveys the diversity of American literature from its origins to the present. Volume 2 covers the period of 1865 to the present.

Preface

vii

A Note on the Text

ix

The Text of The Red Badge of Courage

1

(326)

Textual Appendix

99

(12)

Emendations

99

(1)

The Manuscript of The Red Badge of Courage: Uncanceled Passages and the Discarded Chapter XII

100

(11)

Backgrounds and Sources

An Introduction

Stephen Crane

[Crane's Life and Times]

111

(6)

Frederick C. Crews

Letters: A Selection

117

(3)

Stephen Crane

[Crane and The Red Badge of Courage: A Guide to Criticism]

120

(26)

Donald Pizer

Sources

Stampede of the Eleventh Corps on the Plank Road

146

(1)

``That Was at Chancellorsville'': The Factual Framework of The Red Badge of Courage